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Erika and BJ

By Lesedi MolutsiPublished about a month ago 6 min read
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A deadly couple who are pushing each other to kill, an ex-navy seal who thrives on violence, and a college basketball player with compulsive desires. This case damaged a number of policemen. How is it possible to comprehend something so wicked? They were on a killing rampage; this was not just a single murder. Erika and BJ were born murderers. Erika Sifrit and Bj are the most deadly couple. Erica and BJ were the kinds of people that did things just to feel good. When a relationship first starts, the pleasure is all that matters. They were not going to be content with the typical normal life of a dog in a boat, some kids, and a white picket fence.

For them, that was insufficient; they required more. Erika has never been good at understanding when to quit; she tends to overdo things. Growing up, Erika's obsession was basketball, which she practiced nonstop. Erika is naturally compulsive. She has the innate ability to repeatedly think and act in the same ways, even when they are harmful to herself. She is currently fixated on a very dangerous man. Hitler, snakes, firearms, violence, Marxism, and pretty much anything having to do with the bad aspects of life were among BJ's obsessions. BJ also has a strong urge to kill people. His violent dreams will come true with Erica, his new wife. By themselves, Erika and BJ most likely would not run into many problems.If they never met.

Together, they had the explosive power of a stick of dynamite. The gunpowder and wick together are a dangerous mixture that is about to blow up. Over the 2004 Memorial Day weekend, in Ocean City, Maryland. Among the most popular weekends for couples is Memorial Day weekend. Many couples enjoy coming down to bask in the sun and unwind. The Sifrits came to Ocean City with murder on their minds, not to relax. They had been thinking about it for a while. That first night after midnight was the window of chance. Erika and BJ set up a trap for a couple they just met. Joshua Ford and Martha Crutchley accept an invitation to return to the Sifrits' flat.

Erika and BJ are excited about the opportunity to be thrill killers tonight; it is the moment they have been waiting for. The most prevalent characteristic shared by thrill murderers is that they are psychopaths or sociopaths, meaning they have no remorse for the actions they perform. Something horrifying is about to happen at this late-night gathering. Then, without warning, Erika becomes frightened and begins to act scared, acting as though her purse has disappeared. Her spouse raises the stakes. After obtaining a gun, Bj begins to wave it around. He tells Joshua and Martha to undress, get their asses in the bathroom and take off their garments. Martha and Joshua are currently hiding out in the bathroom, terrified for their life.

Erika and BJ are starting to get the rush they want, but scaring someone is not enough, and I believe there was a conversation about what to do next at some point. Now that we have come this far, let's keep going and finish the job. Ocean City, Maryland, is a playground for vacationers around Memorial Day weekend, but it is high above the streets. One vacation rental has turned into a trap. You discover that you are dealing with something more than your typical killer the more you look into it. You are dealing with a monster—pure evil—and when you look into its eyes, you see that it could pursue you if you do nothing to stop it.

A young pair named Erika and BJ is yearning for the rush of murder. Joshua Ford and Martha Crutchley are stuck in the Sifrits' bathroom. Erika desires their deaths. BJ kicks the door, happy to oblige. He entered and fired. Beneath the vanity are Joshua and Martha snuggled up. She was terrified for her life at this moment because she had just witnessed her partner—the man she has been living with and eventually plans to marry—be killed in front of her. For Martha, it would have been 10 times more as she had to see Joshua put to death. She knew what was going to happen first. You did not seem to be able to describe what that fear may be like.

Martha begs for mercy, but these deadly lovers are unsure of when to give up. Now it is Erica's turn to launch the night's attack. BJ wanted blood on Erika's hands, both literally and figuratively, so he persuaded her to cut Martha. This implied that she shared equal guilt for the homicide. Murder turned into the ultimate rush for a couple who lived for the rush. Killing is not enough, I think. Some other couples would go mountain climbing, waterskiing, or parachuting, but these two opted to kill. BJ has decided in order to get the bodies out of the flat, they must dismember them. However, that is not the only reason he wants to do this.

He acts in this way, I think, because a part of him loved it. Erika fostered, nurtured, and looked after Bj's wild and aggressive streak. I believe he wanted to brag to her, to demonstrate to Erika his toughness. Erika observes while BJ divides the corpses into twelve pieces. What he does next surprises her. Erica claims that at one point, BJ slices off and splits a leg in half, and he tells her to go heat up some water downstairs so they can eat this the next morning. Sunshine floods Ocean City, and the long weekend ahead of Joshua Ford and Martha Crutchley continues, but not for them. On Tuesday morning, when she failed to show up for work.

Her colleagues expressed alarm. Josh and Martha had gone missing by Wednesday, when the police were contacted. By now, their corpses have been dumped in grocery store trash cans. The Sifrits are behaving as though nothing had occurred. She takes pictures of everything they do, including eating chicken wings, playing miniature golf, and going out for drinks. After this horrific incident, they are grinning and joking while having a great time. Erika receives a new tattoo as a permanent memento of the killings. She need to wear it on her hip, Bj suggests. Why, since Erika made her initial cut there. A souvenir of the crime committed on the last night of their vacation was Martha Crutchley. The Sifrits go one step farther in their pursuit of excitement.

They did not think that killing and dismembering two persons was sufficient. They require greater excitement. Before they depart town that week, they make the decision to rob the hooters. They then approach the hooters again, open the door, and enter. As they do so, a silent alarm goes off. On what they perceive to be a typical burglary call, the police are called. It proves to be far more than that. This is a classic case of a situation getting out of control. Three guns, a knife covered in human flesh, and the missing couples ID's are found with the Sifrits. That evening, Officer Freddie Howard was present at the site. He is aware that he was almost hurt.

With all the firepower on the scene that night and the things they had accomplished only days before, he still gets sick to his stomach thinking about what may have occurred. He was so happy to be with his son that he gave him a hug when he arrived home. He was aware that it may have gone the other way. He might have been killed so they could flee. Joshua and Martha's remains are finally discovered at a Delaware dump. The Sifrits are found guilty after separate trials for the killings. Erika receives a life sentence, while Bj gets 30 years.

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